Yes they can be both but the vast majority of abusing priests are not abusing pre-pubescent children, therefore we are not dealing with pedophiles in the Catholic Church but homosexuals.
The media has spun the pedo-priest idea for so long and the distinction is never explained.
27 posted on 08/18/2018 4:21:23 PM PDT by Slyfox
(Not my circus, not my monkeys)